LCLD Weekly News Digest 1/17/18

January 17, 2018

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Compiled for the LCLD Board of Directors every Wednesday, this digest is designed to brief you on the latest headlines about LCLD Members and organizations, as well as thought-provoking articles on diversity in the legal profession, talent development, mentoring, and leadership. Past issues of the Digest are also archived on the LCLD web site.

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“The attrition rate for black women is nearly 98 percent. It’s so high that we’re almost invisible,” says Tiffany Harper, Diversity Leader at Grant Thornton; she and colleague Chasity Boyce, Diversity and Inclusion Leader at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, founded the Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program to be part of the solution.

“Like so many others, immigration has played a vital role in our company’s success,” writes Brad Smith, LCLD Immediate Past Chair and President of Microsoft. “The American tech sector achieved and has maintained its global leadership position because it can attract and retain the world’s best and brightest.”

“I’ll call my students they, or ‘xir,’ or ‘e,’ simply because calling people by the names they prefer is a matter of respect,” writes English professor Jennifer Finley Boylan on the use of nontraditional pronouns.

Different leadership qualities are necessary in different situations; focusing on developing those diverse voices—of character, context, clarify, curiosity, and connection—can make you a more effective and authentic leader.